This is so good, I have to share. What are you doing with your second half of life? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/wakeupcall/2019/09/how-to-make-the-most-of-the-second-half-of-life/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Best+of+Patheos&utm_content=57 How to Make the Most of “The Second Half” of Life September 9, 2019 by Tom Rapsas Edward Cisneros via Unsplash Every once in a while, I meet a person who radiates joy. These are people who […]
Does the pursuit of a healthy work/life balance seems like an impossible goal. Between juggling heavy workloads, managing relationships and family responsibilities, and squeezing in outside interests, it’s no surprise that more than one in four of us are “super stressed.” In the rush to “get it all done” at the office and at home, […]
With all that’s happening to the world these days, I thought that sharing some philosophical statements by renowned thinkers might be of comfort. War is the business of barbarians.” – Napoleon Bonaparte “A tyrant has succeeded in his search for absolute power when his own people fear to question his actions.” – Ramman Kenoun “Vengeance is not […]
Excerpts from the news: “I thought once the war ended, our currency would become stronger and our living standards better,” said Saeed al-Khaldi, who transports vegetables across the sprawling city. Damascus’s population has almost doubled since the war started, to over 6 million, as civilians fled violence in other regions. “Instead, we’re living from one crisis […]
This, reported in the Washington Post in 2012. Has anything changed? Huda Khalaf told her husband not to fight. She remembers telling him: “I don’t want to lose you. I don’t want my kids to grow up without a father.” She said she would leave him if he insisted, which they both knew was an empty […]
Alan Taylor writes in the Atlantic Magazine: Almost 600,000 Rohingya refugees crossed into Bangladesh in 2017. Many refugees tell distressing stories of their villages being attacked or burned by Burmese soldiers, or of their neighbors or family members being injured or killed. The United Nations has accused Burmese troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign. The […]
Israel is auctioning off classrooms it seized from the occupied West Bank last year, a move that one Palestinian advocate called “truly appalling.” The Guardian reported Friday on the auction, expected to be held in the next two weeks. “This is so shockingly cruel and brazenly defiant in the face of international law,” saidJames Zogby, founder of the […]
I was lucky enough to speak and to participate last month. Over a thousand women from all over the world who are making a difference in their communities gathered together to share their stories, obtain information, and report on results achieved. The young college women who attended asked intelligent questions, reported what they’re doing on […]
Mary Sanchez, writing for the Kansas City Star, wrote this. I offer excerpts for all of us who welcome the newcomers among us. New Zealand is a sliver compared to the United States in land mass. It is not a military superpower or an economic hegemon. And yet by another measure — let’s call it political […]
On Jan. 7, 2018, Ahmed Abu Artema wrote a Facebook post from his home in Rafah, Gaza that echoed an idea that has reverberated throughout Palestinian history: What would happen if Palestinians marched nonviolently and in large numbers towards the boundary fence with Israel to demand respect for their rights and call attention to the Israeli-imposed blockade […]